A man escaped injury after his plane landed this evening without its landing gear down, Syracuse's aviation commissioner said.

The pilot was the only person onboard when the single-engine plane skidded onto a runway about 6:15 p.m.at Hancock International Airport, said Aviation Commissioner Tony Mancuso. The man, who was not identified, declined first aid at the scene.

The plane was headed from New Hampshire to Syracuse, Mancuso said. Its radio went dead 10 minutes away from the airport, he said.